Tombchest and Headstone of Jane Proffit 2.0 Metres to East of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1987. Tombchest and headstone.
Tombchest and Headstone of Jane Proffit 2.0 Metres to East of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- rooted-railing-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1987
- Type
- Tombchest and headstone
- OS grid reference
- SW 936 753
- Coordinates
- 50.54161, -4.91302
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest and headstone of Jane Proffit is located 2.0 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael. The tombchest dates from the early to mid 17th century and features a low slate rubble chest that is partly buried in the ground, topped with a rectangular slate lid. The inscription on the lid is eroded, and there is a coat of arms carved in shallow relief. The headstone commemorates Jane, the wife of John Proffit, who died in 1798, as well as their son John, who also died in 1798. This slate headstone has a triangular top and features inscriptions in upper and lower case lettering with serifs, along with a verse below.
Local climate
Tombchest and Headstone of Jane Proffit 2.0 Metres to East of Chancel of Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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